Preliminary Artwork - Rough Drafts

[dgarthwaite-migration]

Sometimes I like to get preliminary art pieces. They will usually have some kind of variation from the finalized print version. Feel Free to add images of your own.

 

Artist - Frank Brunner

Preliminary cover to Wildstar #5

 

 

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Artist - Mike Mayhew

Preliminary image for a Wizard Cover

 

DG

[dgarthwaite-migration]

Artist - Olivia

Preliminary Watercolor layout for a Painting

 

Here is the model signing it.

 

DG

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Artist - Rich Larson

Stage 2 Preliminary sketch for a commissioned Fastner & Larson painting.

 

Rich first draws the image in all black pencil. He then draws a second one more like this with the blue pencils for shading reference. Steve Fastner then uses this as a reference for his paintings.

 

DG.

[Speedy-D]

Sometimes I like to get preliminary art pieces. They will usually have some kind of variation from the finalized print version. Feel Free to add images of your own.

 

Artist - Frank Brunner

Preliminary cover to Wildstar #5

 

awesome!

[Kevin.J]

Artist - Olivia

Preliminary Watercolor layout for a Painting

 

Here is the model signing it.

 

DG

 

Sweet.

[AKA Rick]

 

Here is the model signing it.

 

DG

 

Sweet.

 

You should have her sign the photo of her signing the print, then also take a photo of that and have her sign that later, so it becomes the INFINITY autograph...

[dgarthwaite-migration]

At the time, I didn't notice she was signing my artwork or even had it in her hand. I was too distracted. It took me a few seconds to realize she even had a face.

 

DG

[Bronty]

ROFL! I was going to congratulate you on the camera angle, but you nailed it just now

[Eric Seffinga]

you nailed it

doubtful.

 

Phil Hale tends to do prelims to work out things for very different reasons than a lot of other artists. Most will do thumbnails and then adjust an arm, or the lighting, or the scene slightly on some way or other. This one looks nothing like the finished painting, but was a step along the way to working everything out. So the prelim becomes a sort of unique piece in it's own right. 35.5" x 20" oil on stretched linen panels.

 

 

-e.

[Guest Reader]

Wow, that can definitely stand alone as a finished piece.

[dgarthwaite-migration]

you nailed it

doubtful.

 

Nah! Her and a guy from the Andromeda TV show were too busy making eyes at each other. I did go out with a Playboy model once. Dumped her for someone I liked better.

 

Nice artwork BTW. Was hoping others would contribute.

 

DG

[mister_not_so_nice]

I'll have to go through my files. I know I have a couple of "first drafts" of comic pages that for one reason or another were changed. I guess if they change it, it is not really a prelim then, is it?

 

I was lucky enough to get the prelim to one of my favorite pieces in my CAF.

I got it after I bought the finished painting because I just love the image so much (and I'm a completest nerd).

 

[Mio]

I have this one from Mayhew that looks about as good as others' finished work,

 

 

And this one from Enric (not used for a final painting as far as I understand),

 

[Bronty]

I love tight prelims like that mayhew. More freedom in the artwork and still looks great

[Terry Doyle]

Artist - Olivia

Preliminary Watercolor layout for a Painting

 

Here is the model signing it.

 

DG

 

Sweet.

 

Very nice.

 

And the artwork's not bad either . . .

[oceans11]

A prelim of Zatanna by Al Rio.

[HeroDreamer]

I've got two cover prelims by Mike Choi. Uncanny X-Force 7 and X-23 Target X 03 respectively. The X-Force I like for the layouts and the roughs of the characters. The X-23 I love because there is so little difference from the original artwork which I saw listed very high due it being the "finished cover". It's such a beautiful cover anyways, it's nice to see in it's simpler form.

 

 

 

 

[COMICKINGS]

here's a prelim by Barry Smith for Eternal Warrior #6..

 

 

[COMICKINGS]

Here are a few prelims I got from some commissioned paintings I had done by Thomas Frisano a few years ago. I loved the guys paintings and when I saw his prelims,I was floored! I love me some good pencil work!! Check out my CAF link to see the finished paintings!